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The arguments behind Prime Minister Netanyahu's decision to accept the invitation to speak about Iran in Congress are not very convincing. The downside is obvious – while the benefit is questionable. It is not surprising, then, that most experts and pundits greeted the decision...

The Israeli press – and some Americans – becameapoplecticover a nugget of trivia exposed by the indefatigable and indispensable Jeffrey Goldberg: When informed about the Israeli decision to build in E1, "Obama, who has a famously contentious relationship with the prime minister,...

Naftali Bennett is the newly elected leader of the right-wing Jewish Home party. He was Benjamin Netanyahu's chief of staff between 2006-2008, and ran Netanyahu's successful 2007 campaign to lead the Likud party. He also served as as Director General of the Yesha Council of...

We know this is quite early, and we know that you are all suffering from election fatigue, and we know that what we can currently accomplish barely merits being called speculation. Nonetheless – our job is to prepare, be ahead of the curve, get started when everyone else is...

Meir Sheetrit is an MK for Tzipi Livni’s newly founded party, The Movement. He has held senior positions in the Likud and Kadima governments over the last 12 years, serving as finance minister, justice minister, education minister and interior minister, among other posts. This is...

Nitzan Horowitz is a member of Knesset for the Meretz party. He joined the Knesset in 2009, after a two-decade career as a journalist. The first in a special series of conversations with Israeli politicians in the run-up to the elections in January.

President Barack Obama has many urgent issues on his desk as he enters his second term. His hard work begins now, having won the uphill battle against not just his rival, but also against the unemployment rate; the deficit; the slow economic recovery; and the overall pessimistic...

I was working late last night to meet a deadline for the print edition, writing a story that while not nearly complete, is a little more comprehensive than yesterday's live blogging posts. Here's one paragraph from the story, you can read the full article here:

FLORIDA - Spending a week in Florida on the eve of a presidential election has become a habit, and a habit I cherish. Once again meeting the old ladies who suddenly become interested in politics, attending the synagogues to which candidates flock in droves to speak, watching the...

There is an interesting survey from last week by the American Jewish Committee (click here to see it). Only 254 registered Jewish voters in Florida were interviewed, and the margin of error, accordingly, is "not negligible", at 6%. Nevertheless, it is an interesting survey for the...

Last week I shared with you the Panels Politics' poll in which Israelis demonstrated their support for Mitt Romney over Barack Obama. Take a look if you haven't yet seen the extent to which Likud and right-wing (and religious) Israelis would be disappointed by Obama's reelection.

One of Israel's finest music hits of recent years was Alma Zohar's Indian Love Song, in which an Israeli woman gets a call from her faraway lover. "Mi amore, it's Miguel, I'm calling you in Israel just to say that I love you", Zohar sings (part Hebrew, part English – listen here)....

As I have written a 1,500 word article for the print weekend edition of the Journal, the sensible thing for me to do is to send you there. Here’s a short appetizer from the long article, followed by the link to the full story:

These are busy times, and I’m trying to write as much as possible, but can’t always keep up with events. To make life easier, this post will be nothing but a translation of the analysis I wrote for this morning’s (Hebrew) Maariv. If you read my mother tongue, you can try it in full...

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